This session will guide new secondary Social Studies and ELA teachers in creating effective, interactive anchor charts to support your content. Learn strategies for designing content-rich charts that are student-led, encouraging collaboration and ownership of learning.
Do you struggle to ensure all students are engaged and learning appropriately during group work? Group work can be the hardest method of instruction to implement effectively, but it doesn't have to be! Come find out some methods to help with student behavior, engagement, and critical thinking skills to maximize student achievement."
Join Mrs. Hudson and Ms. Bush as they share how they implement stations in their classrooms across different grade levels and subjects. Learn practical tips for setting up a strong foundation, explore flexible strategies to make stations successful, and hear a few tried-and-true ideas that make the process smoother. Participants will also have dedicated time to begin designing their own station framework tailored to their classroom needs.
...because silence isn’t golden when it comes to learning. Let’s practice some strategies to boost participation, spark curiosity, and engage your students!
Do you struggle to ensure all students are engaged and learning appropriately during group work? Group work can be the hardest method of instruction to implement effectively, but it doesn't have to be! Come find out some methods to help with student behavior, engagement, and critical thinking skills to maximize student achievement."
Take a Bit out of FFA is an interactive workshop designed to introduce teachers to the world of FFA and its powerful connection to agricultural education. In this session, educators will have the opportunity to learn about the FFA Organization and its impactful benefits to the members of Brewer FFA. Please join us for a fun, interactive learning experience! Snacks are included!
This session will guide new secondary Social Studies and ELA teachers in creating effective, interactive anchor charts to support your content. Learn strategies for designing content-rich charts that are student-led, encouraging collaboration and ownership of learning.
Want to get ahead in your instruction and feel more prepared for what’s coming next? Join me for this hands-on session where we’ll dive into your upcoming scope/lesson. We’ll explore the key components and set you up for a successful week of math instruction—one step ahead!
Let’s make planning easier and teaching more impactful, together!
*Requirements: Bring Scope/Unit 1 to continue working through or your next unit to get a jumpstart on.
Dawn Collins is a Secondary Math Instructional Coach with a strong foundation in mathematics education. She is passionate about empowering educators, growing student thinking, and making math meaningful. With a commitment to collaborative growth and innovative instruction, Dawn supports... Read More →
Secondary District Teacher of the Year Danielle Flores along with Coach Jazmine Lumbrera, both teachers at BMS will demonstrate ways to build relationships with students using a variety of methods including Capturing Kids Hearts. This class will focus through the lenses of current and former WSISD students, teachers as well as WSISD parents in order to best demonstrate how important it is to build relationships in the classroom and how by doing so, can positively impact the students' performance in the classroom.
Turning Data into Student-Driven Progress Want students to take ownership of their learning? Join us to explore how data tracking folders and student-led conferences can build motivation and accountability. You'll leave with practical ideas to help students understand their progress—and talk about it with confidence.
Looking to increase student writing without overwhelming your lesson plans? This session explores practical strategies for embedding short, purposeful writing tasks into your daily instruction. Discover how consistent, low-stakes writing can build student confidence, deepen content understanding, and improve overall writing stamina. Whether it’s bell ringers, reflections, quick writes, or creative responses—learn how “a little” writing each day adds up to big gains in your secondary classroom.
Secondary District Teacher of the Year Danielle Flores along with Coach Jazmine Lumbrera, both teachers at BMS will demonstrate ways to build relationships with students using a variety of methods including Capturing Kids Hearts. This class will focus through the lenses of current and former WSISD students, teachers as well as WSISD parents in order to best demonstrate how important it is to build relationships in the classroom and how by doing so, can positively impact the students' performance in the classroom.
Turning Data into Student-Driven Progress Want students to take ownership of their learning? Join us to explore how data tracking folders and student-led conferences can build motivation and accountability. You'll leave with practical ideas to help students understand their progress—and talk about it with confidence.
...because silence isn’t golden when it comes to learning. Let’s practice some strategies to boost participation, spark curiosity, and engage your students!
Laptops are a given in the classroom. How can we keep students on task and not playing games or watching YouTube? Come find out how Lumio by SMART can help keep kids accountable in their own learning and engaged in the lesson.
Do you struggle to keep your students engaged from bell to bell? How about getting through an entire lesson from opening to closing in a single class period? This session will give you some helpful tips to keep your students engaged through an entire class period and lesson.
Looking to increase student writing without overwhelming your lesson plans? This session explores practical strategies for embedding short, purposeful writing tasks into your daily instruction. Discover how consistent, low-stakes writing can build student confidence, deepen content understanding, and improve overall writing stamina. Whether it’s bell ringers, reflections, quick writes, or creative responses—learn how “a little” writing each day adds up to big gains in your secondary classroom.
This training focuses on integrating real-life skills into any subject, ensuring that students acquire practical knowledge that extends beyond a textbook or STAAR. We will focus on the value of teaching soft skills that students will use long after they graduate.
In this session, participants will engage in a gamified approach to Socratic Seminars that enhances student engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking. Teachers will learn how to implement this structured discussion game to encourage deeper reasoning in any subject area. We will experience both Math and Reading examples.
Laptops are a given in the classroom. How can we keep students on task and not playing games or watching YouTube? Come find out how Lumio by SMART can help keep kids accountable in their own learning and engaged in the lesson.
This training focuses on integrating real-life skills into any subject, ensuring that students acquire practical knowledge that extends beyond a textbook or STAAR. We will focus on the value of teaching soft skills that students will use long after they graduate.
In this session, participants will engage in a gamified approach to Socratic Seminars that enhances student engagement, collaboration, and critical thinking. Teachers will learn how to implement this structured discussion game to encourage deeper reasoning in any subject area. We will experience both Math and Reading examples.
Get ready to drop the mic—or at least click it a few times. In this laugh-and-learn session, we’ll dive into Suno, the AI app that turns your words into catchy, original songs faster than you can say “curriculum integration.” Whether you’re musically gifted or can barely clap on beat, Suno makes it easy to engage students, create custom content, and remix learning in unforgettable ways. We’ll explore classroom-friendly uses, play with prompts, and maybe even write a hit about your school’s lunch menu. No instruments, no pressure—just AI, creativity, and a whole lot of fun. 🎶
